If you are an employer facing legal issues related to your workforce or if you have employment law questions, it is crucial to seek expert legal advice.
Our expert guidance can help you navigate the complexities of employment law and protect your business from potential risks.
We have decades of experience in employment law and can assist wherever you are based.
Initial Discussion – Call Now
Contact our employment lawyers by calling us on 07394802375 or complete our enquiry form, and one of our team will call you back.
Areas We Can Assist With
Employment Contracts and Consultancy
We help draft, review, and negotiate employment contracts, service agreements and consultancy agreements to ensure they are legally enforceable and tailored to your business needs, clearly defining key terms like duties, compensation, confidentiality, probationary periods and restrictive covenants to protect your interests and minimize disputes.
Recruitment and Onboarding
We provide guidance on employment law during the recruitment and onboarding process. This includes advice on drafting job descriptions, interview procedures, employee contracts and consultancy agreements, to ensure compliance with discrimination law and other legal requirements.
Workplace Policies
We assist in developing and reviewing workplace policies to ensure legal compliance and a positive work environment, covering areas like flexible working, performance, conduct, absence, whistleblowing and sexual harassment to reduce disputes and enhance employee relations.
Compliance with Health and Safety Regulations
Our employment lawyers assist employers in complying with health and safety regulations by advising on risk assessments, workplace conditions, and safety protocols, ensuring employee protection and minimizing potential legal risks for the business.
Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures
Our employment lawyers assist employers in understanding and complying with discrimination and equality law. We guide you through legal duties and obligations in relation to issues such as age, gender, race, disability, and other protected characteristics to foster a fair and inclusive workplace.
Handling Employee Disputes
We provide practical advice to resolve disputes before they escalate, using mediation or negotiation to manage conflicts effectively, helping employers maintain a harmonious workplace while avoiding costly legal issues wherever possible and preserving employment relationships.
Redundancy and Dismissals
We offer expert advice on managing redundancy and dismissal processes in line with employment law. Our lawyers guide you through each step, ensuring fair treatment and proper procedures to minimize the risk of unfair dismissal claims and their consequences.
Discrimination and Equality
Our employment lawyers assist employers in understanding and complying with discrimination and equality laws. We guide you through legal requirements on issues such as age, gender, race, disability, and other protected characteristics to foster a fair and inclusive workplace.
Employment Tribunals
If a dispute cannot be resolved through negotiation or mediation, our employment lawyers can represent your business in an employment tribunal.
Contact our employment lawyers by calling us on 07394802375 or complete our enquiry form, and one of our team will call you back.
Solicitor
Rachel Lester, head of iLaw’s Employment Law practice, qualified as a solicitor in January 1999 after completing her law degree at King’s College London. Specialising in employment law since September 2000, Rachel has amassed a wealth of experience both in private practice and in-house for Government. Her expertise spans the litigation of complex claims in the courts, the drafting of the full range of employment documentation, and the negotiation of settlements and exit packages, on behalf of both individuals and businesses. She is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
Notable achievements include the provision of strategic advice on the application of TUPE in high-profile acquisitions, the crafting of directors’ service agreements with intricate negotiations on compensation terms and restrictive covenants, and the management of the roll out of new employment contracts and staff handbooks. Rachel has assisted clients through redundancy consultations, and disciplinary and grievance processes, and has represented clients in concurrent High Court and Employment Tribunal proceedings, involving unfair prejudice petitions and unfair dismissal and whistleblowing claims.
Rachel is also proficient in advising on ‘protected conversations’, negotiating exit packages, and handling Employment Tribunal proceedings that involve complex jurisdictional arguments, such as those concerning embassies and state immunity. She is skilled in achieving resolutions through trial or negotiated settlement, and has also represented employees in disciplinary proceedings before regulatory bodies.
Beyond her professional endeavours, Rachel is passionate about travel, and enjoys cycling and singing with an amateur choir.
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